The Science Media Centre is offering a paid, part-time work placement for a new graduate over summer 2026-27 in Wellington. […]
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Join our team at the SMC
Media advisor – Science Media Centre We are looking for an experienced journalist or science communicator to join our small, […]
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Ten years of the Science Media Centre
In July 2008, a small team with a big mission launched from a back room in the Royal Society’s heritage […]
Continue readingIntroducing the SMC’s new director – Dacia Herbulock
As the Science Media Centre gears up to mark a decade of working at the heart of science and media, […]
Continue readingGet your science journalism projects funded
A new fund to support science-related journalism projects is now taking applications. The Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund is […]
Continue readingNew SMC team member – Tessa Evans
Tessa Evans this week joins the Science Media Centre team from Australia, where she has been presenting forensic science workshops in […]
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The Science Media Centre welcomes a new staff member, Dr Sarah-Jane O’Connor, as our new media advisor. Sarah-Jane takes over from John […]
Continue readingBizarre deep-sea creature washes ashore in Dunedin
The Otago Daily Times reports that a rare serpent-like specimen, known as an oarfish, has been found on the beach […]
Continue readingOtago University scientist helps shed light on greatest mass extinction
Extreme volcanic activity and ocean acidification were responsible for the worst mass extinction in history, according to an international research team […]
Continue readingGoing public at the New Zealand Association of Scientists annual conference
‘Going public’ was the theme at the New Zealand Association of Scientists annual conference, held last Friday at the Royal […]
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